What are your loft degrees in the wedges you carry?

That's a pretty big gap between your 46* and 56*. I'd say split the middle and get 51* or bend a 52* to 51*. I like my wedges to all be more or less matched. I currently have a Mizuno MP-T11 60/08, a Nike SV Tour 56/12 and a TNT 52* (no idea what the bounce is, I bought it at a flea market for $8). There all different makes and models but very similar in appearance and feel. Can't stand CBs on a wedge

I have 46* and 50* Cleveland CG14 wedges plus Cally X Forged 56* and 62*.  I really like the setup and it gives me plenty of versatility.

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Originally Posted by awsmith0454 

Is your preference for a wedge without a CB mainly for feel?  I've been playing for around 2 years now and just now getting into different types of equipment.  

Mental.

I feel like I can be more precise with a muscle back wedge therefor I am.

48-52-56-62 in my bag.

I have a 45.5 PW, 50 UW, 54.5 SW and 59 LW.  The P and U are part of the iron set and the P came stock at 46.  The S and L are not part of the set (but are also Ping so not drastically different) and were stock at 54 and 58.  My fitter thought I should have even gaps so he bent the P, S and L.  (my 9 iron is 41, so all gaps from there down are 4.5 degrees)

Keep in mind though, that doesn't necessarily equate to even yardage gaps.  There is definitely a bigger gap between the U and the S for me.  Possibly attributable to not usually taking hard swings with the S, but regardless I have been considering making the S stronger or the U weaker ... maybe 51.

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Originally Posted by Ernest Jones 

That's a pretty big gap between your 46* and 56*. I'd say split the middle and get 51* or bend a 52* to 51*.

I agree with Ernest that you might want to consider something in between those 2.  Until I got my new clubs in August, I had almost the exact same gap (47-56 actually).  It's nice to not have to stress over a 30 yard hole at the bottom of my set anymore.  Now I get to stress over not being able to hit them correctly. :)

However, if you get something and know you're going to bend it, I'd go the other way.  If you need 51, then bend a 50, because bounce is your friend and you want more of it, not less. :)

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Originally Posted by awsmith0454 

Sounds fairly similar to what's in my bag.  Is your gap wedge matched to your PW or to your other wedges?

Assuming you are talking to me since it was the post directly below mine, all the wedges are Cleveland CG15. My irons are matched 6-9i, recently ditched my 5i for a 5 hybrid.

52* 56* 60* callaway jaws cc wedges and a standard pitching wedge

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Originally Posted by Golfingdad 

I have a 45.5 PW, 50 UW, 54.5 SW and 59 LW.  The P and U are part of the iron set and the P came stock at 46.  The S and L are not part of the set (but are also Ping so not drastically different) and were stock at 54 and 58.  My fitter thought I should have even gaps so he bent the P, S and L.  (my 9 iron is 41, so all gaps from there down are 4.5 degrees)

 

Keep in mind though, that doesn't necessarily equate to even yardage gaps.  There is definitely a bigger gap between the U and the S for me.  Possibly attributable to not usually taking hard swings with the S, but regardless I have been considering making the S stronger or the U weaker ... maybe 51.

 

I agree with Ernest that you might want to consider something in between those 2.  Until I got my new clubs in August, I had almost the exact same gap (47-56 actually).  It's nice to not have to stress over a 30 yard hole at the bottom of my set anymore.  Now I get to stress over not being able to hit them correctly. :)

 

However, if you get something and know you're going to bend it, I'd go the other way.  If you need 51, then bend a 50, because bounce is your friend and you want more of it, not less. :)

Excellent point, amazing how much I learn on here!

PW from both of the sets I carry is 46°. Then I use a 50°, 54°, and 58°.

44* PW, 49* GW, 54* SW and 58* LW.  As far as matching vs blade, I think its more a matter of personal preference.  Some people like the forgiveness of a CB wedge, others prefer the feel of a blade wedge.  Personally, I prefer a CB wedge because I feel its more forgiving of mishits and gives me more of a margin of error.

48 - 125 yds

54 - 105 yds

60 - 85 yds

I have blades for wedges because I have blades for 8-pw. There is nothing wrong with cavity back but once I got to a certain skill level, I could appreciate the muscle backs more. In my case there is about a 20 yard distance between PW, SW, and LW. In my regular clubs I have about 12-13 yard spacing. If I grip down on the PW it goes 120, shorten the backswing and I get 115. A firmer swing with the SW can get 110 and 115 if I stand on it, but I don't do that too often because it will spin like crazy. Same with the 54 and 60.  My irons are Titleist 735 cms with the S300 and my wedges are Titleist Vokey TVDs with S200. 

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Originally Posted by TourSpoon 

48 - 125 yds

54 - 105 yds

60 - 85 yds

 

I have blades for wedges because I have blades for 8-pw. There is nothing wrong with cavity back but once I got to a certain skill level, I could appreciate the muscle backs more. In my case there is about a 20 yard distance between PW, SW, and LW. In my regular clubs I have about 12-13 yard spacing. If I grip down on the PW it goes 120, shorten the backswing and I get 115. A firmer swing with the SW can get 110 and 115 if I stand on it, but I don't do that too often because it will spin like crazy. Same with the 54 and 60.  My irons are Titleist 735 cms with the S300 and my wedges are Titleist Vokey TVDs with S200. 

 but I want those irons badly! Carry on...